Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Construction Contracts
Plaintiff was injured while working on construction project on Washington Street bridge in Chicago; his employer had contracted with City to do certain work on project, including sandblasting and painting bridge. Plaintiff sued City, and two subcontractors. Court properly granted summary judgment for all Defendants. Neither subcontractor entrusted work to employer and retained control over employer’s work such that they would owe a duty to Plaintiff under Section 414 of Restatement (Second) of Torts. Contracts between subcontractors and employer did not state that subcontractors would supervise employer in manner in which its workers did their work. Contract with City provided that City’s supervision of employer was discretionary, so that City is immune pursuant to Section 2-201 of Tort Immunity Act. (REYES and McBRIDE, concurring.)